"Charging Artillery units. Artillery units may only be charged if the target unit has no friendly Close Order Infantry or Horde units within 8cm. 1. Artillery...
I have already said I prefer to use 1 figure = X amount of troops. this means that to re-fight Marathon the Persians will have an advantage. A problem I have...
Hello I am not an expert on copyright. For me the important thing is that you follow standard writing practice. A few basic guidelines: a.. Always cite your...
When I bought the books (WI and AMW) I liked the basic mechanics of the rules. However I thought it should be done a bit differently, so I made many changes to...
I've been watching a few programmes on Discovery about the Vikings and their warrior ethos. This got me enthused to play a good old Dark Age slugging match...
# 1 A unit attacked from the rear never gets the right to reply, correct? That disadvantage continues during both the attacker's and defender's turns (i.e. the...
With the Classical rule set units which lose a base to missile fire do not have to check morale. My question is if a unit has two hits from archery when melee...
I read the post concerning Competition use of these rules. I agree in principal with Neil Thomas attitude to copyright. However every set of rules downloadable...
The latest issue of Slingshot, the bi-monthly publication of the Society of Ancients, should be posted out in the next week or so. Â The contents of Slingshot...
I thought a "Thank you" was in order for Brian Cowan. Due to the the numerous files he has posted there is hardly a period in history not covered Now I can use...
Almost every wargamer I have spoken to would rate Romans better Greeks. Let me point out if you win against a tough opponent, then you must be toughest. There...
I'm have read various accounts of one system being superior to another and I am sure that all have their pros and cons on a given day depending on terrain, ...
Everyone I know seems to have their set of rules which are "The ones to play". As I intend to try and convince those I play against AMW are the ones I have...
I have enjoyed the replies concerning the pilum and have been inspired with another idea. 1. The Romans are supposed to be better than hoplites, they wrote the...
Javalins are covered in the rules, but not pila. As a pilum is a a very close range weapon usually thrown just before impact, here is my sujestion on how to...
I decided to put on a pet project of recreating the inspirational battle of Trimsos, the one depicted in Wargaming which uses the Tony Bath derived Rules. This...
I am I think old fashioned in my approach to wargaming and would much rather play WRG fifth edition than DBA/DBM. I have bought both Neil Thomas wargaming...
"Units defending settlements receive the benefit of cover. Combat is resolved using the open terrain table." So the benefit of cover against firing is 50% of...
I used the Bank Holiday weekend to fit in a game using one of my period adaptations. This time an escalating engagement between a defensively postured American...
After a good session in the garden I managed to fit in a playtest I've had set up in my wargaming room for a while. It was to try out my RCW amendments to the...
I tried out my period rules for the Mexican-American War this evening with a line-up of my 1846-48 lists. The Mexicans were in the more defensive position but...
I've been doing a lot of work recently in exploring some alternative periods I hadn't looked at in detail the first time I tried to go through all the period...
Gave my modifications to the P&S Rules a road test today. They worked great although in future Spanish v Native games I'll give the indigenous population more...
I managed to put my Future Wars forces to the test yesterday with a classic lineup (for me at least) of the old enemies the Terran Union v the expansionistic...
At last I managed to get my Late Imperial Roman army out and fight some barbarian opposition. I used the line-ups suggested in the AMW rulebook with identical...
The latest issue of Slingshot, the bi-monthly publication of the Society of Ancients, went to the printers last week and should be posted out in the next few...
I completed a playtest last night involving an American force against a Plains Indians army. It was to try out my recently completed lists for this era that...
firstly..hello! I,ve been lurking for a while and thought it's about time i said something! Anyway heres a rule idea I've been trying out which seems to work...
